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PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new AD: 

Dassault Aviation: Docket No. FAA–2007–

27806; Directorate Identifier 2006–NM–

287–AD. 

Comments Due Date 

(a) We must receive comments by May 9, 

2007. 

Affected ADs 

(b) None. 

Applicability 

(c) This AD applies to Dassault Model 

Mystere-Falcon 50 airplanes; certificated in 

any category; with serial number 275 through 

293 and 295 through 303 and 305 through 

330 inclusive, with the exception of airplanes 

which have already embodied the Dassault 

Service Bulletin F50–456. 

Subject 

(d) Electrical Power; Equipment/ 

Furnishings. 

Reason 

(e) The mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) states: 

This Airworthiness Directive (AD) is 

issued following discovery of interferences 

between the power wire supplying the 

galley’s coffee-maker and the surrounding 

structure. These interferences might, by 

chafing and degrading the wire insulation, 

generate short circuits between the wire and 

the aircraft ground through the composite 

cabinet structure, without activation of the 

Circuit Breaker (C/B). Several hot spots may 

then be created and generate a large amount 

of thick smoke just behind the cockpit. 

This AD aims to prevent this kind of 

incident, mandating a wire inspection [for 

damaged wire sleeves], a check for a proper 

clearance and if necessary a wire re-routing. 

The MCAI also requires disabling the galley’s 

coffee-maker, and, in addition to wire rerouting, any required corrective actions. 

(Corrective actions include replacing worn or 

defective wire sleeves and shortening wires.) 

Actions and Compliance 

(f) Unless already done, do the following 

actions. 

(1) Within 50 flight hours or 1 month after 

the effective date of this AD, whichever 

occurs first, disable the galley’s coffee-maker 

by pulling and locking out the circuit breaker 

710HG, as instructed in Dassault Service 

Bulletin F50–471, dated October 25, 2006. 

(2) Within 1,530 flight hours or 24 months 

after the effective date of this AD, whichever 

occurs first, inspect for damaged wire 

sleeves, check their proper clearance, and if 

a discrepancy is found, prior to next flight, 

proceed to all applicable corrective actions as 

indicated in the Accomplishment 

Instructions of Dassault Service Bulletin 

F50–456, dated October 25, 2006. Doing the 

actions specified in this paragraph terminates 

the requirements of paragraph (f)(1) of this 

AD, and after the actions have been done, the 

circuit breaker collar required by paragraph 

(f)(1) of this AD may be removed. 

FAA AD Differences 

Note: This AD differs from the MCAI and/ 

or service information as follows: The MCAI 

does not indicate that doing the actions 

specified in Dassault Service Bulletin F50–

456, dated October 25, 2006, terminates the 

requirement to disable the coffee-maker. This 

AD indicates that doing the actions specified 

in Dassault Service Bulletin F50–456, 

terminates the requirements to disable the 

coffee-maker, and after the actions have been 

done, the circuit breaker collar may be 

removed. 

Other FAA AD Provisions 

(g) The following provisions also apply to 

this AD: 

(1) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs): The Manager, International 

Branch, ANM–116, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, FAA, has the authority to 

approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

Send information to ATTN: Tom Rodriguez, 

Aerospace Engineer, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., 

Renton, Washington 98057–3356, telephone 

(425) 227–1137; fax (425) 227–1149. Before 

using any AMOC approved in accordance 

with § 39.19 on any airplane to which the 

AMOC applies, notify the appropriate 

principal inspector in the FAA Flight 

Standards Certificate Holding District Office. 

(2) Airworthy Product: For any 

requirement in this AD to obtain corrective 

actions from a manufacturer or other source, 

use these actions if they are FAA-approved. 

Corrective actions are considered FAAapproved if they are approved by the State 

of Design Authority (or their delegated 

agent). You are required to assure the product 

is airworthy before it is returned to service. 

(3) Reporting Requirements: For any 

reporting requirement in this AD, under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 

the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 

has approved the information collection 

requirements and has assigned OMB Control 

Number 2120–0056. 

Related Information 

(h) Refer to MCAI European Aviation 

Safety Agency Emergency Airworthiness 

Directive 2006–0329–E, dated October 25, 

2006; Dassault Service Bulletin F50–471, 

dated October 25, 2006; and Dassault Service 

Bulletin F50–456, dated October 25, 2006; for 

related information. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on March 

30, 2007. 

Ali Bahrami, 

Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–6590 Filed 4–6–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2007–27439; Airspace 

Docket No. 07–AAL–04] 

Proposed Revision of Class E 

Airspace; Red Dog, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to revise 

Class E airspace at Red Dog, AK. A 

review of controlled airspace for two 

new Area Navigation (RNAV) Required 

Navigation Performance (RNP) Special 

Instrument Approach Procedures 

(SIAPs) and an RNAV RNP Special 

Departure Procedure (DP), after a recent 

action (06–AAL–40) revealed that a 

small area of controlled airspace is 

required for the Red Dog Airport. 

Adoption of this proposal would result 

in revision of existing Class E airspace 

upward from 1,200 feet (ft.) above the 

surface at Red Dog Airport, AK. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 24, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the 

proposal to the Docket Management 

System, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Room Plaza 401, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20590–0001. You must identify the 

docket number FAA–2007–27439/ 

Airspace Docket No. 07–AAL–04, at the 

beginning of your comments. You may 

also submit comments on the Internet at 

http://dms.dot.gov. You may review the 

public docket containing the proposal, 

any comments received, and any final 

disposition in person in the Dockets 

Office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The Docket Office (telephone 

1–800–647–5527) is on the plaza level 

of the Department of Transportation 

Nassif Building at the above address. 

An informal docket may also be 

examined during normal business hours 

at the office of the Manager, Safety, 

Alaska Flight Service Operations, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 222 

West 7th Avenue, Box 14, Anchorage, 

AK 99513–7587. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Rolf, Federal Aviation Administration, 

222 West 7th Avenue, Box 14, 

Anchorage, AK 99513–7587; telephone 

number (907) 271–5898; fax: (907) 271–

2850; e-mail: gary.ctr.rolf@faa.gov. 

Internet address: http:// 

www.alaska.faa.gov/at. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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17446 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 67 / Monday, April 9, 2007 / Proposed Rules 

Comments Invited 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in this proposed rulemaking 

by submitting such written data, views, 

or arguments as they may desire. 

Comments that provide the factual basis 

supporting the views and suggestions 

presented are particularly helpful in 

developing reasoned regulatory 

decisions on the proposal. Comments 

are specifically invited on the overall 

regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 

environmental, and energy-related 

aspects of the proposal. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers and be submitted in 

triplicate to the address listed above. 

Commenters wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this notice must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2007–27439/Airspace 

Docket No. 07–AAL–04.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified closing date for 

comments will be considered before 

taking action on the proposed rule. The 

proposal contained in this notice may 

be changed in light of comments 

received. All comments submitted will 

be available for examination in the 

public docket both before and after the 

closing date for comments. A report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerned 

with this rulemaking will be filed in the 

docket. 

Availability of Notice of Proposed 

Rulemakings (NPRMs) 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

Internet at http://dms.dot.gov. Recently 

published rulemaking documents can 

also be accessed through the FAA’s web 

page at http://www.faa.gov or the 

Superintendent of Documents’ Web 

page at http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara. 

Additionally, any person may obtain 

a copy of this notice by submitting a 

request to the Federal Aviation 

Administration, Office of Air Traffic 

Airspace Management, ATA–400, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591 or by calling 

(202) 267–8783. Communications must 

identify both docket numbers for this 

notice. Persons interested in being 

placed on a mailing list for future 

NPRMs should contact the FAA’s Office 

of Rulemaking, (202) 267–9677, to 

request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 

11–2A, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

Distribution System, which describes 

the application procedure. 

The Proposal 

The FAA is considering an 

amendment to the Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR Part 71), which 

would revise the Class E airspace at Red 

Dog Airport, AK. The intended effect of 

this proposal is to revise Class E 

airspace upward from 1,200 ft. above 

the surface to contain Instrument Flight 

Rules (IFR) operations at Red Dog 

Airport, AK. 

A recent controlled airspace review 

revealed an additional small area of 

controlled airspace is necessary for two 

new Special RNAV RNP instrument 

approaches and one Special RNAV RNP 

departure procedure for the Red Dog 

Airport. The discovery was made too 

late to correct the recent rulemaking 

action associated with Red Dog Airport 

(06–AAL–40). The new approaches are 

(1) the Area Navigation (RNAV) 

Required Navigation Performance (RNP) 

Runway (RWY) 05 and (2) the RNAV 

RNP RWY 20. The departure procedure 

is the IHOPO ONE RNAV RNP 

Departure. Class E controlled airspace 

extending upward from 1,200 ft. above 

the surface within the Red Dog Airport 

area would be revised by this action. 

The proposed airspace is sufficient in 

size to contain aircraft executing the 

Special SIAPs at the Red Dog Airport. 

The current rulemaking action slated for 

charting (06–AAL–40) will still take 

place on May 10, 2007. 

The area would be depicted on 

aeronautical charts for pilot reference. 

The coordinates for this airspace docket 

are based on North American Datum 83. 

The Class E airspace areas designated as 

700/1200 foot transition areas are 

published in paragraph 6005 in FAA 

Order 7400.9P, Airspace Designations 

and Reporting Points, dated September 

1, 2006, and effective September 15, 

2006, which is incorporated by 

reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E 

airspace designations listed in this 

document would be published 

subsequently in the Order. 

The FAA has determined that this 

proposed regulation only involves an 

established body of technical 

regulations for which frequent and 

routine amendments are necessary to 

keep them operationally current. It, 

therefore—(1) Is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under Executive 

Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant 

rule’’ under DOT Regulatory Policies 

and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 

26, 1979); and (3) does not warrant 

preparation of a regulatory evaluation as 

the anticipated impact is so minimal. 

Since this is a routine matter that will 

only affect air traffic procedures and air 

navigation, it is certified that this rule, 

when promulgated, will not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

Subtitle 1, Section 106 describes the 

authority of the FAA Administrator. 

Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, 

describes in more detail the scope of the 

agency’s authority. 

This rulemaking is promulgated 

under the authority described in 

Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart 1, Section 

40103, Sovereignty and use of airspace. 

Under that section, the FAA is charged 

with prescribing regulations to ensure 

the safe and efficient use of the 

navigable airspace. This regulation is 

within the scope of that authority 

because it proposes to create Class E 

airspace sufficient in size to contain 

aircraft executing instrument 

procedures at the Red Dog Airport and 

represents the FAA’s continuing effort 

to safely and efficiently use the 

navigable airspace. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

The Proposed Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as 

follows: 

PART 71— DESIGNATION OF CLASS 

A, CLASS B, CLASS C, CLASS D, AND 

CLASS E AIRSPACE AREAS; 

AIRWAYS; ROUTES; AND REPORTING 

POINTS 

1. The authority citation for 14 CFR 

part 71 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40113, 

40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959–

1963 Comp., p. 389. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation 

Administration Order 7400.9P, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated September 1, 2006, and effective 

September 15, 2006, is to be amended 

as follows: 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 6005 Class E airspace extending 

upward from 700 feet or more above the 

surface of the earth. 

* * * * * 

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1The National Highway System (NHS) includes 

the Interstate Highway System as well as other 

roads important to the nation’s economy, defense, 

and mobility. See 23 U.S.C. 103(b). The NHS was 

developed by the Department of Transportation 

(DOT) in cooperation with the States, local officials, 

and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs). 

(Lat. 68°01′53′′ N., long. 162°54′11′′ W.) 

Noatak NDB/DME, AK 

(Lat. 67°34′19′′ N., long. 162°58′26′′ W.) 

Selawik VOR/DME, AK 

(Lat. 66°36′00′′ N., long. 159°59′30′′ W.) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 6.3-mile 

radius of the Red Dog Airport, AK; and that 

airspace extending upward from 1,200 ft. 

above the surface within a 14-mile radius of 

the Red Dog Airport, AK, and within 5 miles 

either side of a line from the Selawik VOR/ 

DME, AK, to lat. 67°38′06′′ N., long. 

162°21′42′′ W., to lat. 67°54′30′′ N., long. 

163°00′00′′ W., and within 5 miles either side 

of a line from the Noatak NDB/DME, AK, to 

lat. 67°50′20′′ N., long. 163°19′16′′ W., and 

within 8 miles either side of the 219° bearing 

of the Red Dog NDB, AK, extending from the 

14-mile radius from the Red Dog NDB, AK, 

to 30 miles southwest of the Red Dog Airport, 

AK. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Anchorage, AK, on March 30, 

2007. 

Michael A. Tarr, 

Acting Manager, Alaska Flight Services 

Information Area Group. 

[FR Doc. E7–6539 Filed 4–6–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

23 CFR Part 637 

[FHWA Docket No. FHWA–2006–26501] 

RIN 2125-AF21 

Crash Test Laboratory Requirements 

for FHWA Roadside Safety Hardware 

Acceptance 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA proposes to revise 

its regulation that establishes the 

general requirements for quality 

assurance procedures for construction 

on all Federal-aid highway projects on 

the National Highway System (NHS).1

Specifically, the FHWA proposes to 

require accreditation of laboratories that 

conduct crash tests on roadside 

hardware by an accrediting body that is 

recognized by the National Cooperation 

for Laboratory Accreditation (NCLA) or 

is a signatory to an International 

Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation 

(ILAC) Mutual Recognition 

Arrangement (MRA), an Asia Pacific 

Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation 

(APLAC) MRA, or another comparable 

accreditation body approved by FHWA. 

The objective of this proposed rule is to 

improve the agency’s ability to 

determine that crash test laboratories are 

qualified to conduct and evaluate tests 

intended to determine the 

crashworthiness of roadside safety 

features. Laboratory accreditation is 

widely recognized as a reliable indicator 

of technical competence. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before June 8, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver 

comments to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Dockets Management 

Facility, Room PL–401, 400 Seventh 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–

0001, or submit electronically at 

http://dmses.dot.gov/submit or fax 

comments to (202) 493–2251. 

Alternatively, comments may be 

submitted via the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. All 

comments must include the docket 

number that appears in the heading of 

this document. All comments received 

will be available for examination and 

copying at the above address from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. Those 

desiring notification of receipt of 

comments must include a selfaddressed, stamped postcard or you 

may print the acknowledgment page 

that appears after submitting comments 

electronically. Anyone is able to search 

the electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70, Pages 19477–78) or you 

may visit http://dms.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt 

Lupes, Office of Safety Design, HSSD, 

202–366–6994, Nicholas Artimovich, 

Office of Safety Design, HSSD, 202–

366–1331, or Raymond Cuprill, Office of 

the Chief Counsel, (202) 366–0791, 

Federal Highway Administration, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20590–0001. Office hours are from 7:45 

a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

You may submit or retrieve comments 

online through the Document 

Management System (DMS) at: http:// 

dms.dot.gov/submit. The DMS is 

available 24 hours each day, 365 days 

each year. Electronic submission and 

retrieval help and guidelines are 

available under the help section of the 

Web site. An electronic copy of this 

document may be downloaded from the 

Federal Register’s home page at: 

http://www.archives.gov and the 

Government Printing Office’s database 

at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara. 

Please note that even after the 

comment closing date, we will continue 

to file relevant information in the 

Docket as it becomes available. Further, 

some people may submit late comments 

and we will consider all late comments 

to the extent practicable. Accordingly, 

we recommend that you periodically 

check the Docket for new material. 

Background 

Section 109(c) of title 23, United 

States Code, as amended by section 304 

of the National Highway System 

Designation Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–

59; 109 Stat. 188; Nov. 28, 1995), 

requires the Secretary, in cooperation 

with the State transportation 

departments, to approve design and 

construction standards on the NHS, 

regardless of funding source. These 

design standards include not only 

elements pertaining to the roadway 

itself, but also to any appurtenances 

installed along the roadway, such as 

traffic barriers (roadside and median 

barriers, and bridge railings), sign and 

luminaire supports and crash cushions. 

Statement of the Problem. The 

roadside safety hardware sector has 

evolved since the 1960’s and now 

includes additional crash test 

laboratories that are not sponsored by an 

academic institution. During the same 

period, the FHWA funding of roadside 

safety hardware testing at crash test 

laboratories and direct observation of 

crash test laboratories have decreased. 

There are about 10 laboratories within 

the United States that conduct, or have 

conducted, the types of vehicle/ 

hardware tests needed to establish 

crashworthiness. Additionally, there are 

more manufacturers and increasing 

types of roadside safety hardware 

devices available. The FHWA 

recognized that most State DOT 

personnel were not experienced in 

assessing test laboratory reports to 

determine if the hardware was subjected 

to all required tests and if all tests met 

the appropriate evaluation criteria. 

Therefore, as a service to the State 

transportation departments, and to the 

highway safety industry in general, the 

FHWA began reviewing test reports, 

upon request, and providing written 

acknowledgements that specific 


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